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COS to TAO: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → Qingdao (Liuting Airport)
6,508 mi
10,473 km · 5,655 nm
13h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,508 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 14m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- COS — City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs, United States
- TAO — Liuting Airport · Qingdao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near COS
- FCS · Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field9 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport73 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport37 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport53 mi away
Near TAO
- WEF · Weifang Airport75 mi away
- RIZ · Rizhao Shanzihe Airport84 mi away
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport96 mi away
- WEH · Weihai Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COS from TAO?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to Qingdao (TAO) is 6,508 miles (10,473 km, 5,655 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to TAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from COS to TAO?
Nonstop service on COS–TAO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 13h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Colorado Springs and Qingdao?
Qingdao is 15 hours ahead of Colorado Springs.
What is the cheapest way to fly from COS to TAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on COS–TAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some COS to TAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain COS–TAO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.